Above, Frank Zappa as a Jack Kirby character, as drawn by Rick Veitch.

In addition, this week will see the launch of the Royal Flush Festival, Oct. 15 – 19, 2009 in NYC. Details of the music/film/art fest are in the link, but we’ll be appearing at a panel on Saturday at 4 PM at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center, 107 Suffolk Street. The topic: BLOGGING. The participants:Michael K – Founder/Editor, Dlisted.comBrandon Harris – Hammer to Nail, Filmmaker Magazine, Spout Blog, Cinema Echo ChamberHeidi MacDonald – Editor, Publisher Weekly’s The BeatBrandon Kim – IFC.com’s Indie Ear
The panel will be moderated by John Holmstrom.